Vast Far South resort shopping misfit tale
A humorous note from American Legion Monthly about a fat man named Tie hunting tropical clothes in a Far South resort. After trying every store and facing polite stockouts in his size, a frank clerk finally offers only collar buttons and handkerchiefs as in stock.
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Ruth Memory Lapses Highlight Sports Names Across Generations
An old sports column recalls famed athletes amid memory gaps as Ruth and contemporaries struggle to recall colleagues. Anecdotes involve Babe Ruth, Billy Southworth, Georges Carpentier, and Joe Jockett, with notes on boxing history and equipment like the Freddy Lindstrom sliding pad.
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Dan
Joe
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Freddy Lindstrom
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Theater manager shoves playwright to bow to crowd
In an uproar the manager orders the author to speak for the audience. The manager pulls the playwright along the passage toward the curtain and curtly says to go in front and tell them you're sorry. The report from Hudson Star notes the scene and demand for an apology.
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